Scope
ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks publishes research on the design, deployment, and analysis of wireless sensor and actuator networks. The journal focuses on protocols, routing, energy management, distributed algorithms, security, data fusion, embedded sensing platforms, and applications spanning environmental monitoring, industrial sensing, and the Internet of Things.
What it costs to publish
Reported: Open access (varies by conditions): USD 1,450
Charges differ by publication route. Subscription is not open access; the APC does not include every possible extra charge.
USD 1,450 · USD 950 · USD 725 · USD 475
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): From 2026-01-01 ACM publications are fully open access. 2026 subsidized rate when no named co-author is an ACM or SIG member and the article is not covered by ACM Open. Applies to journal articles processed in the eRights system after 2026-01-01 00:00 US Eastern. List price is USD 1800. ISSN 1550-4859; EISSN 1550-4867. Author guidelines state there is no page or word limit; that is a length rule, not a priced page charge.
Basis / unit: journal article. Tax terms (source language): Not stated on the ACM pricing pages retrieved.
CAPES · ACM (Brazil)
An agreement exists. It is not automatic coverage.
Check before submitting: eligibility depends on your institution, the corresponding author and the article type.
APC, page charges, over-length, S2O: what each one means
- APC
- Article processing charge: a fee per article to publish it open access. It is not the whole cost.
- Page charges
- A fee per printed or typeset page. It can apply with or without an APC.
- Over-length
- Pages beyond a length limit, billed at a different rate. Each page pays one rate, never both.
- S2O
- Subscribe to Open: subscribers keep the journal free to read, decided year by year. Page charges can still apply.
- Agreement
- A deal between an institution or country and a publisher that may cover the APC. Never automatic.
No funds to pay?
Research checked: 2026-10-13Waivers and funding: eligibility is not guaranteed.
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Corresponding authors in countries covered by ACM agreements with EIFL and Research4Life. Geographic handling is automatic. This is a published country rule, not a determination for any individual author. Applied automatically; authors take no extra step. Automatic. 100 percent of the applicable APC. Articles already covered by ACM Open do not need this waiver.Publisher policy ↗
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Authors based in World Bank lower-middle-income countries, at 50 percent of the applicable subsidized APC, unless the country already has a 100 percent EIFL or Research4Life waiver. Automatic. Automatic. 50 percent of the applicable APC. The remaining half, and any article already at a 100 percent geographic waiver.Publisher policy ↗
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Authors not covered by ACM Open or a geographic waiver who demonstrate genuine financial hardship. A statement of inability to pay, graduate-student status, or independent-consultant status is not enough. Papers with a for-profit co-author are ineligible. Papers whose co-authors are in computer science or engineering at ACM Open Tier 1-5 institutions are unlikely to be approved. Only after acceptance, inside ACM's waiver system. Questions before submission or acceptance may be emailed. ACM eRights/waiver system text box after acceptance. Pre-acceptance questions by email. The APC, if the hardship waiver is granted. Papers with for-profit co-authors. Waivers are not granted outside the system.Publisher policy ↗
Read the publisher terms before submitting. Source-linked research is not a personal quotation or confirmed eligibility.